Takashi Iizuka Asked About Chao Gardens Returning, Possible Mobile Title

by Stritix July 18, 2020 0 comments

During a recent interview with Takasha Iizuka, a question was asked regarding a possible new Chao Garden title for mobile. Iizuka is aware of the demand for a sequel to the Chao Gardens.

OTAQUEST: The Chao Garden mini-game was a really fun inclusion to the main Sonic Adventure games and remains well remembered in some segments of the sonic fanbase. While it draws some clear influence from the Nightopians in Nights into Dreams, how did the Chao Garden concept come to be included in Sonic Adventure, and has there ever been any thought to creating a dedicated Chao Garden title, maybe for smartphones?

Takashi Iizuka: We developed a system called “A-Life (an artificial life)” for Sega Saturn’s “NiGHTS” based on the concept that “the dream world would change each time you played”. The Chao Garden incorporated an evolved version of this system as an “element that makes even those who are not interested in high scores and time attack want to play the action stages over and over”. For instance, when you give the Chao a small animal that you rescue during the action stage, Chao’s appearance and personality will change, so I hoped that people would play it over and over for the sake of that. Since the game was designed as an evolution of “A-Life”, each Chao acts with a will and will react differently depending on the player’s likability and personality, I feel it became an interesting game even just to watch it. The game is still loved by many people even after 20 years, and I’m thrilled that there are still requests for a sequel.

Source: QTAQUEST